[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR852.211-71]

[Page 238]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
Sec. 852.211-71  Guarantee clause.

    (a) When the bid or proposal will result in any purchase of 
equipment, the following clause will be used:

                          Guarantee (NOV 1984)

    The contractor guarantees the equipment against defective material, 
workmanship and performance for a period of ------,\1\ said guarantee to 
run from date of acceptance of the equipment by the Government. The 
contractor agrees to furnish, without cost to the Government, 
replacement of all parts and material which are found to be defective 
during the guarantee period. Replacement of material and parts will be 
furnished to the Government at the point of installation, if 
installation is within the continental United States, or f.o.b. the 
continental U.S. port to be designated by the contracting officer if 
installation is outside of the continental United States. Cost of 
installation of replacement material and parts shall be borne by the 
contractor. \2\
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    \1\ Normally, insert one year. If industry policy covers a shorter 
or longer period, i.e., 90 days or for the life of the equipment, insert 
such period.
    \2\ The above clause will be modified to conform to standards of the 
industry involved.
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                             (End of clause)

    (b) Where it is industry policy to furnish, but not install, 
replacement material and parts at the contractor's expense, the last 
sentence will be changed to indicate that cost of installation shall be 
borne by the Government. Where it is industry policy to: (1) Guarantee 
components for the life of the equipment (i.e., crystals in transmitters 
and receivers in radio communications systems); or (2) require that 
highly technical equipment be returned to the factory (at contractor's 
or Government's expense) for replacement of defective materials or 
parts, the clause used will be compatible with such policy.

[49 FR 12629, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 50 FR 794, 796, Jan. 7, 1985. 
Redesignated at 63 FR 17338, Apr. 9, 1998]